{"id":7548,"date":"2017-11-15T18:01:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/?p=7548"},"modified":"2017-11-15T18:01:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:01:30","slug":"ovation-tvs-battle-of-the-nutcrackers-returns-for-an-11th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/ovation-tvs-battle-of-the-nutcrackers-returns-for-an-11th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"OVATION TV\u2019S \u2018BATTLE OF THE NUTCRACKERS\u2019 RETURNS FOR AN 11TH YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Fan Favorite TV Event Adds Peter Wright\u2019s Nutcracker Productions with\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>The Australian Ballet and The Royal Opera House<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, CA \u2013 November 15, 2017 Ovation TV, America\u2019s only arts network, will air its 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual \u201cBattle of the Nutcrackers\u201d starting Monday, December 11.\u00a0The fan-favorite holiday programming event invites viewers to vote for their favorite rendition of Tchaikovsky\u2019s classic ballet on Ovation TV\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s \u201cbattle,\u201d which features five different productions of The Nutcracker, culminates with the viewer favorite being revealed and repeated on\u00a0<u>Monday, December 18 at 7:00am ET<\/u>. Here are this year\u2019s featured productions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Wright\u2019s The Nutcracker \u2013 The Australian Ballet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>An Ovation TV Premiere airing Monday, December 11 at 7:00am ET<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Created for Birmingham Royal Ballet and now performed by The Australian Ballet, Peter Wright\u2019s production of The Nutcracker is considered the world\u2019s most beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King \u2013 The Dutch National Ballet<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Airing Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00am ET<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the original story, the production by\u00a0Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling (who also designed the delightful sets and costumes) does not take place on Christmas Eve in a German town, but during St. Nicholas celebrations in Amsterdam, around 1810.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Nutcracker \u2013 Semperoper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Airing Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00am ET<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the celebrated original ballet libretto by Marius Petipa, choreographers Aaron S. Watkin and Jason Beechey have joined forces to create a production from the Semperoper highlighting the work\u2019s fairy-tale aspects and visual opulence.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Nutcracker \u2013 Berlin State Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Airing Thursday, December 14 at 7:00am ET<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nutcracker is a magical fairytale full of vivacity and life and its musical brilliance is brought to its peak through the interpretation of the renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim and star Vladimir Malakhov.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Royal Opera House \u2013 The Nutcracker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>An Ovation TV Premiere Airing Friday, December 15 at 7:00am ET<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This all-time ballet favorite, in which young girl Clara is taken on a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is gloriously put on stage in Peter Wright\u2019s 2016 production, with choreography by Lev Ivanov.<\/p>\n<p>All five productions will also be available on VOD. 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